# GPT-5 Mini vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 6 shared categories.

GPT-5 Mini: $0.6875 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.125 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5 Mini: closed weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in General LLM at #13 against #128.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in Reasoning at #7 against #130.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in Science at #17 against #81.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in Long context at #8 against #146.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in Factuality at #19 against #110.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 Mini in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #41.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini is a former state-of-the-art holder in Math (since Sep 29, 2025; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 is tied for state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 13, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).